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The Help (2011)
A young lady decides to begin a career in writing choosing to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent white families.
20 November 1925, Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
17 October 1984, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
16 December 1961, St. Augustine, Florida, USA
21 February 1969, San Francisco, California, USA
8 February 1953, Newport, Arkansas, USA
2 April 1984, Florida, USA
18 December 1924, New York City, New York, USA
27 September 1982, Aiken, South Carolina, USA
July 2, 1925 in Decatur, Mississippi, USA
19 November 1958, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
12 August 1941, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
23 July 1977, Gainesville, Florida, USA
25 May 1970, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
August 26, 2013
Lifetime Channel movie with paternalistic liberalism bordering on Paula Deen malignity.
June 30, 2013
A great story and a wonderful cast combine to make this drama a must-see.
May 24, 2013
If you think the summer has been lacking in sophisticated adult entertainment, don't worry, 'The Help' is on the way.
May 12, 2015
Is it really appropriate for us to all stand up and applaud this courageous, fictional white gIrl?
August 11, 2011
Thanks to a talented cast -- starting with leads Emma Stone, Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer -- the movie is often entertaining. But The Help should have been challenging too.
April 13, 2016
The racism inherent in its diversions and elisions is not only the filmmakers', but ours, too.
August 11, 2011
As in many reductive period pieces, there are no real characters here, just archetypes, namely reactionary cretins and sensitive souls who anticipate modern attitudes.
August 19, 2011
If you lived through that time, it is incredible to contemplate how much has changed (and how much hasn't) over the years, not only in race relations but in attitudes toward women. That's part of the fascination of watching The Help, which...
March 29, 2014
Taylor's palpably meandering sensibilities are exacerbated by an almost comically overlong running time...
August 11, 2011
"The Help" takes us on a pop-cultural tour that savors the picturesque, and strengthens stereotypes it purports to shatter.
August 11, 2011
The Help is a high-functioning tearjerker, but the catharsis it offers feels glib and insufficient, a Barbie Band-Aid on the still-raw wound of race relations in America.
October 25, 2011
Yes, it gets a bit sentimental. Yes, some 'Ya-Ya Sisterhood' friendship clichés creep in. Yes, it glosses history. But it's also heartfelt, hilarious and the cast is a dream-team topped by Viola Davis.
